Peace
Hot Days, Cool Nights, and the Joy of Mowing the Homestead
Jun 22, 2025
Training for my Flight
Jun 20, 2025
Another Week at the Beach is Over
Apr 19, 2025
The Language of Rebellion
Feb 11, 2025
Move Along Now
Jan 24, 2025
Country Living - The Flip Side
Jun 3, 2024
The Matriarch
Mar 8, 2024
Another Project Finished
Mar 3, 2024
January 6th
Jan 7, 2024
It’s Time for my Annual PSA
Dec 8, 2023
The Kindness Strategy
Oct 31, 2023
Getting Some Much Needed Rest
Oct 28, 2023
Our Piece of the Sky
Aug 21, 2023
When Grief Comes Calling
Feb 26, 2023
Twinkle, Twinkle Big Bright Stars
Feb 19, 2023
Still Learning About This Life Thing
Jan 25, 2023
Settling in With a Little Baking
Dec 27, 2022
An Unexpected Christmas Gift
Dec 26, 2022
A Sigh of Relief
Dec 9, 2022
When Bad Things Happen
Nov 22, 2022
Let it Rain Peace
Nov 7, 2022
The Unexpected
Nov 6, 2022
An Island of Sanity in a Sea of Madness
Jul 6, 2022
Hope and Peace and Fireworks
Jul 3, 2022
Day Two is in The Books!
May 6, 2022
We Interrupt This Program
May 1, 2022
A Beautiful OBX Day
Apr 22, 2022
Time and Beauty
Apr 20, 2022
My First Gale
Apr 19, 2022
My Body and Me or Monday Motivations
Apr 4, 2022
Big on the Big Screen
Mar 19, 2022
Like Peas and Carrots
Mar 7, 2022
Big Lights in the Big City
Dec 30, 2021
The Phone Groan
Oct 8, 2021
Family Friendly Farming…West Virginia Style
Jul 25, 2021
My Farm Fix
Jul 16, 2021
Take Five
Jul 14, 2021
The Sunday Drive
Jun 7, 2021
Play Ball!
Jun 4, 2021
An Abundance of Green
Jun 3, 2021
Move On, Mr. Swift...You Too, Mr. Raccoon
May 31, 2021
3,000 Days
May 28, 2021
A Day of Peace
May 24, 2021
Adjust Your Dreams...Again!
Apr 20, 2021
I Do My Best Thinking When I Drive
Apr 8, 2021
A Season of Hope
Apr 5, 2021
Ramping Up for Work
Mar 28, 2021
Day 311: Another Dawn...Another Day
Jan 21, 2021
Day 308: Dream a Little Dream
Jan 18, 2021
Day 307: What Will This Day Bring?
Jan 17, 2021
Day 205: A Space of My Own
Oct 4, 2020
Day 203: Where Do I Find...Feel Good Friday?
Oct 2, 2020
Day 154: The Sacred Harp
Aug 19, 2020
Day 151: My Shining Ray of Hope in a Phone Call
Aug 16, 2020
Day 150: Just an Old Granny Grump
Aug 15, 2020
Day 148: My Peace Filter...Hit the Snooze Button
Aug 13, 2020
Day 131: Searching for Grace
Jul 27, 2020
Day 107: The Mother-Daughter Dance...Take 2
Jul 2, 2020
Day 79: Taking a Look in the Mirror
Jun 3, 2020
Day 77: Mow, Mow, Mow the Grass!
Jun 1, 2020
Day 74: A Blessed Day Off
May 29, 2020
Day 55: A Different Kind of Mother’s Day!
May 10, 2020
Day 23: A Moment of Peace
Apr 8, 2020
Meet Me in the Middle
Feb 16, 2020
Seeking Comfort in an Uncomfortable World
Dec 31, 2019
The Family Christmas Extravaganza
Dec 28, 2019
Winding Down the Year
Dec 12, 2019
Love to the Rescue
Dec 10, 2019
A Good Book is a Good Friend
Dec 7, 2019
It’s Feel Good Friday
Dec 6, 2019
When Kindness Matters Most
Nov 30, 2019
Tuesday Truth: When You CAN...Step Away
Nov 26, 2019
Motivation Monday: Kindness Matters!
Nov 25, 2019
Story Update: Little Gwen
Nov 20, 2019
Date Night at Rural King
Nov 15, 2019
A New Approach to Winter
Nov 14, 2019
What’s on the Shelves?
Nov 13, 2019
Shelves of Memories
Nov 12, 2019
Walking Among The Headstones
Nov 10, 2019
Meet.....Pumpkin, the Kitten!
Nov 2, 2019
Rounding Out October
Oct 28, 2019
Between the Trees
Oct 27, 2019
Time Travel
Oct 26, 2019
Less is More
Oct 24, 2019
Coffee with Wanda Belle
Oct 23, 2019
A Perfectly Beautiful Day
Oct 22, 2019
Waiting for Home
Oct 20, 2019
What a Difference a Day Makes!
Oct 17, 2019
Go With The Flow
Oct 12, 2019
Slow Down
Oct 11, 2019
What Would Grandma Say?
Oct 10, 2019
Check Engine Light
Oct 9, 2019
Autumn, Sweet Autumn!
Oct 8, 2019
All Good Things...
Oct 7, 2019
Cooking in the RPod!
Oct 6, 2019
Setting up the “Spare Room”
Oct 5, 2019
Driving the Northerly Route
Sep 26, 2019
The Girl Camper Trailer Reveal!
Sep 18, 2019
Forever 62...
Sep 10, 2019
There is Another
Sep 9, 2019
Soft Hands
Sep 5, 2019
The Other Side of Fear
Sep 4, 2019
Random Acts of Kindness...Senseless Acts of Beauty
Sep 3, 2019
The Tug of War
Sep 2, 2019
I Miss My Camper!
Aug 22, 2019
Do You Remember When.....?
Aug 20, 2019
Bowling Season Has Begun
Aug 19, 2019
A Vivid Imagination
Aug 13, 2019
There’s an Adventure Coming...
Aug 12, 2019
A Farm Girl at Heart...sans Shoes
Aug 11, 2019
Mother Earth..How Does Your Garden Grow?
Aug 10, 2019
Nana & Papaw & Baby Boo!
Aug 8, 2019
Basking in the Glow of Family
Aug 3, 2019
No Worse for the Wear
Aug 2, 2019
Morning Visitors
Aug 1, 2019
Red Mountain Pass to Ouray
Jul 31, 2019
Abundance
Jul 29, 2019
Road Trippin’
Jul 26, 2019
A Glimpse of Heaven
Jul 25, 2019
Pennies from Heaven
Jul 24, 2019
Finding Hope
Jul 22, 2019
One Small Step
Jul 21, 2019
Hand it Over
Jul 20, 2019
Avoiding the Heat
Jul 19, 2019
The Golden Arch
Jul 17, 2019
Mother Cabrini Shrine
Jul 16, 2019
A Celebration
Jul 15, 2019
Revisiting Memories
Jul 13, 2019
Saying Goodbye to TOW-Wanda!
Jul 12, 2019
Blog Inspiration
Jul 11, 2019
Swift Water
Jul 10, 2019
A Quick Road Trip
Jul 9, 2019
Quality Time
Jul 8, 2019
Making “Little” Memories!
Jul 7, 2019
Here Comes the Rain Again!
Jul 6, 2019
Independence Day!!!
Jul 4, 2019
The Mother-Daughter Dance
Jul 2, 2019
Travel: Lotsa Learnin’ Goin’ On Here!
Jun 29, 2019
Road Trip: Can’t Keep a Good Gal Down!
Jun 28, 2019
Road Trip: Falling Into Place
Jun 25, 2019
The Simple Things
Jun 24, 2019
Home Again, Home Again!
Jun 23, 2019
Vacations: Past & Present
Jun 21, 2019
A Sweet Treat...Yarn!
Jun 19, 2019
Working Vacation
Jun 18, 2019
Happy Birthday!
Jun 13, 2019
Van Life
Jun 10, 2019
One Hour & Thirty-Five Dollars = A Haircut
Jun 6, 2019
Finding my Father
Jun 5, 2019
Resting
Jun 2, 2019
From Beast to Beauty
Jun 1, 2019
Gracious Conversations
May 29, 2019
Praying for Others
May 28, 2019
Smoke
May 26, 2019
Steaks on the Grill
May 25, 2019
Thunderbolt and Lightning(bugs)
May 24, 2019
Wascally Wabbits!
May 23, 2019
Girl Camper Quilt
May 21, 2019
A Lovely Summer Evening
May 20, 2019
Another Quilt Top
May 19, 2019
Quilting and Thunderstorms
May 18, 2019
Farm Life is a Good Life
May 17, 2019
Wednesday Evening Walkabout
May 16, 2019
A Quiet Place
May 15, 2019
What a Hoot!!!
May 12, 2019
Dreams & Camping
May 11, 2019
My View
May 10, 2019
I Choose Joy!
Apr 30, 2019
Goodbye...For Now
Apr 27, 2019
Oh...Oh...OBX!
Apr 26, 2019
The Tourists
Apr 25, 2019
From Pancakes to Ghost Crabs
Apr 24, 2019
Hatteras National Seashore
Apr 23, 2019
Service, Sunshine, and Seafood
Apr 22, 2019
Easter Sunday
Apr 21, 2019
Good Friday
Apr 19, 2019
The Beloved Eastern Redbud
Apr 18, 2019
Darkness into Light
Apr 14, 2019
Bad Night - Great Day
Apr 10, 2019
Vibrant Women
Apr 1, 2019
My Friends
Mar 29, 2019
The Ponderosa
Mar 27, 2019
Widowed or Single?
Mar 26, 2019
Into the Woods
Mar 25, 2019
Sunday Memories
Mar 24, 2019
The Bodega
Mar 23, 2019
A Night Out
Mar 18, 2019
Fancy Meeting Jew Here
Mar 16, 2019
Heaven Sent
Mar 15, 2019
Angelversary
Mar 12, 2019
A New Perspective
Mar 8, 2019
Go With the Flow
Feb 26, 2019
Power Outage
Feb 25, 2019
An Early Spring?
Feb 24, 2019
“I Have a Voice”
Feb 23, 2019
Memories
Feb 18, 2019
On Loving...Unconditionally
Feb 14, 2019
A Marshmallow Day
Feb 11, 2019
Time to Visit my Friend
Feb 7, 2019
Happy Mind, Happy Life
Feb 5, 2019
Building up my Stash
Jan 27, 2019
Happy Feet
Jan 26, 2019
Thoughts on Conflict & Fear
Jan 25, 2019
That Flash of Red
Jan 23, 2019
Action v. Reaction
Jan 22, 2019
The Arctic Blast
Jan 21, 2019
The Poet - From Darkness into Light
Jan 20, 2019
Building a Better Bath
Jan 17, 2019
The Difference Between “With” and “Without”
Jan 15, 2019
The Kitchen Window
Jan 13, 2019
It’s a Winter Tree, Ok?
Jan 11, 2019
Johnny & Jaxx...A Story of Devotion
Jan 10, 2019
Transformation
Jan 8, 2019
Thwarting a Spiritual Attack
Jan 5, 2019
Snatched From the Jaws of Death
Jan 4, 2019
We Rise by Lifting Others Up
Jan 3, 2019
Hope AND Joy!
Jan 2, 2019
Saying Goodbye to 2018
Dec 31, 2018
Gwendolyn’s Journey with Arthrogryposis
Dec 30, 2018
Looking for the Light
Dec 29, 2018
My Hygge Christmas
Dec 26, 2018
Christmas: A Season of Healing
Dec 24, 2018
Hot Cocoa & Knitting & Winter Solstice
Dec 21, 2018
Winter Wonderland
Dec 20, 2018
Say “I Love You” With a Little Yarn & a Lotta Love
Dec 18, 2018
Forgiveness Equals Freedom
Dec 17, 2018
The Pleasure of Needlearts
Dec 16, 2018
The Geminid Meteor Shower
Dec 14, 2018
Feel Your Feels
Dec 12, 2018
Kitchen Comforts
Dec 11, 2018
The Ghosts of Christmas Past
Dec 8, 2018
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Nov 27, 2018
Flexible is My Middle Name
Nov 23, 2018
Loving What Is
Nov 19, 2018
Remaining Hopeful in a Hopeless World
Nov 9, 2018
A Step Back in Time
Nov 8, 2018
Election Day and The BBC
Nov 7, 2018
Living in a Small Town in the Hills
Nov 6, 2018
Home Again, Home Again...
Nov 5, 2018
A Day in Hatteras
Nov 4, 2018
This is How We Honeymoon
Nov 1, 2018
Live a Good Life
Oct 21, 2018
Sparkles and Sunshine
Oct 13, 2018
The Side Effects of Obedience
Oct 12, 2018
Instant Gratification
Oct 3, 2018
I’m a Risk-taking Storyteller
Oct 2, 2018
The Feeling of Prayers
Sep 24, 2018
Fun at Girl Camp
Sep 8, 2018
Camping with the Girls
Sep 7, 2018
Girl Camping!
Sep 6, 2018
2,000 Days
Sep 2, 2018
A Man of Honor
Aug 26, 2018
I’m Hearing Voices!
Aug 19, 2018
Round Two
Aug 18, 2018
Date Night...”Mamma Mia - Here We Go Again!”
Aug 15, 2018
Sunshine in a Bowl
Aug 14, 2018
Afternoon Walkabout
Aug 3, 2018
All Things Green
Aug 2, 2018
Feeling Peaceful
Jul 29, 2018
It’s Popsicle Time!
Jun 27, 2018
Flying My Kite
Jun 21, 2018
Knee Deep in June, My Favorite Summer Things...
Jun 19, 2018
World Wide Knit in Public Day
Jun 16, 2018
Hello, June!!!
Jun 1, 2018
The Power of Words
May 31, 2018
Winding Down
May 23, 2018
Campfire and Conversation
May 21, 2018
Campfire...Nature’s Therapist
May 17, 2018
I’m Walkin’ on Sunshine
May 16, 2018
Dream a Little Dream of Me 2.0
May 5, 2018
Saying Goodbye to the OBX
Apr 28, 2018
Rough Waters
Apr 25, 2018
Press “Pause”
Apr 23, 2018
Faith or Fear?
Apr 17, 2018
Coveting Spring
Apr 7, 2018
He is Risen!
Apr 1, 2018
My Source of Peace
Mar 21, 2018
Calming the Waters
Mar 13, 2018
Surprises
Mar 8, 2018
Endings and Beginnings
Mar 4, 2018
I’ll Pray for You
Feb 24, 2018
“I Think We Woke Up The Children...”
Feb 22, 2018
A Taste of Spring
Feb 21, 2018
Love is an Action Word
Feb 19, 2018
The Mountain
Feb 18, 2018
Airing Out
Feb 17, 2018
2018 Winter Olympics
Feb 10, 2018
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Feb 1, 2018
Go Away, Mr. Snarky!
Jan 31, 2018
The Is The Day The Lord Hath Made
Jan 28, 2018
January Walkabout
Jan 23, 2018
When Your Body Speaks...Listen
Jan 21, 2018
Savor the Sweet
Jan 20, 2018
Catching Up
Jan 19, 2018
Tucking in with Tea
Jan 18, 2018
Time’s Up
Jan 17, 2018
On Being Loved
Jan 16, 2018
“The Umbrella Incident” or “How to Feed Your Man”
Jan 13, 2018
Here Comes the Rain
Jan 12, 2018
The Bent Reed
Jan 11, 2018
A Welcome Sight
Jan 10, 2018
Old Friends
Jan 8, 2018
Epiphany
Jan 7, 2018
Greater is the One
Jan 6, 2018
Deep Freeze
Jan 5, 2018
Surviving the Climb
Jan 3, 2018
“Ramona and Her Pet Burro, Bob” or “How My Memory Has Changed Since Mr. Virgo Died”
Jan 2, 2018
Out With the Old...In With the New!!!
Jan 1, 2018
True Love Has No End
Dec 31, 2017
Let Me Entertain You
Dec 30, 2017
Doing the Right Thing
Dec 29, 2017
Hygge = Comfort
Dec 28, 2017
Practicing Minimalism
Dec 26, 2017
Merry Christmas
Dec 25, 2017
Santa IS Real
Dec 24, 2017
Here We Go a’Wassailing
Dec 22, 2017
Messages From Beyond
Dec 21, 2017
The Great Snowy Owl
Dec 20, 2017
The Modem of the Mind
Dec 19, 2017
Deportment & Etiquette: Useful Skills or Out-of-Date Sexism?
Dec 17, 2017
Things That Make Me Smile
Dec 16, 2017
The Happy Accident
Dec 15, 2017
Let’s Take a Ride on the Brain Train
Dec 14, 2017
It’s That Time of Year
Dec 10, 2017
A Lost Art
Dec 7, 2017
He Loves Me...”Like That”
Dec 5, 2017
Making Progress
Dec 4, 2017
The Rheostat
Dec 3, 2017
MORE Christmas Memories
Dec 2, 2017
Johnny and Punkin Spice
Dec 1, 2017
Throwback Thursday
Nov 30, 2017
The Shift
Nov 29, 2017
The Stick Tree
Nov 28, 2017
The Ghosts of Christmas Past
Nov 27, 2017
O Christmas Tree
Nov 26, 2017
It’s Small Business Saturday
Nov 25, 2017
And So...It Begins
Nov 24, 2017
With Gratitude
Nov 23, 2017
Little Lies
Nov 22, 2017
You Never Know
Nov 20, 2017
Almost Heaven...Homemade Apple Pies!
Nov 19, 2017
It’s Just a Phase
Nov 17, 2017
Things That Make Me Smile
Nov 16, 2017
The Long Goodbye
Nov 15, 2017
When Things Get Messy
Nov 13, 2017
The Sentinels
Nov 12, 2017
The Closet Christian
Nov 11, 2017
Brushing Up Against The Past
Nov 10, 2017
What Have I Done???
Nov 9, 2017
Getting Cozy
Nov 8, 2017
When It’s All Bad News
Nov 6, 2017
Sweetness
Nov 5, 2017
I Spy With My Little Eye...
Nov 4, 2017
The Promise
Nov 3, 2017
The Information Age
Nov 2, 2017
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Nov 1, 2017
Free Refills
Oct 31, 2017
Soup...Nature’s Tranquilizer
Oct 28, 2017
How Far Have We Really Come?
Oct 27, 2017
Farmhouse Obsession
Oct 26, 2017
The Ice Cream Truck...for Adults
Oct 21, 2017
Tea Time
Oct 20, 2017
I Am Not Alone
Oct 19, 2017
A Perfect Fall Day!
Oct 15, 2017
An Act of Forgiveness
Oct 13, 2017
Magic Hands
Oct 12, 2017
Free Spirit
Oct 11, 2017
Past the Breaking Point
Oct 10, 2017
A Little R&R
Oct 9, 2017
From Long Horns to Long Rifles
Oct 8, 2017
Losing Your Sense of Direction
Oct 6, 2017
Camping
Oct 1, 2017
Grandma's Spoon
Sep 28, 2017
Two-Lane Blacktop
Sep 27, 2017
When the Party's Over
Sep 24, 2017
When Things Don't Go As Planned
Sep 22, 2017
Time Out!
Sep 18, 2017
My Lot in Life
Sep 16, 2017
Mountain Music
Sep 13, 2017
Sisters on the Fly
Sep 6, 2017
An Unlikey Pair
Sep 2, 2017
Words
Sep 1, 2017
A Walk in the Park
Aug 29, 2017
Forgiveness
Aug 28, 2017
Back on the Farm
Aug 26, 2017
Back to Business as Usual? Not so Fast!
Aug 22, 2017
Umbraphiles...The Shadow Lovers
Aug 20, 2017
My Hometown
Aug 17, 2017
Curiosity
Aug 16, 2017
A Change in the Air
Aug 15, 2017
Hand in Glove
Aug 12, 2017
Welcome Home!
Aug 11, 2017
Road Trip: Day Twenty-Six..."On Sharing"
Aug 2, 2017
Road Trip, Day Twenty-Four..."In Jesus' Name"
Jul 31, 2017
Road Trip: Day Twenty-Three..."Back Across the Divide"
Jul 30, 2017
Road Trip: Day Thirteen..."In Him"
Jul 19, 2017
The Nest
Nov 21, 2016
First Snow
Nov 20, 2016
Nesting 2.0
Nov 18, 2016
On Being Passionate
Nov 17, 2016
Make Love, Not War
Mar 5, 2016
Breathe
Oct 28, 2015
Be Still
Oct 6, 2015
Namaste
Jun 30, 2015
Peace. Love. Rock & Roll!
Jun 1, 2015
A Fairy Tale
May 14, 2015
Worry
Feb 3, 2015
Time of Reflection
Jan 12, 2015
Hibernation
Jan 2, 2015
"The Sun'll Come Out, Tomorrow..."
Oct 26, 2014
Old Mama Kitty
Oct 24, 2014
Being Mindful
Sep 24, 2014
Confessions of a Former Drama Queen
Sep 16, 2014
Fall is Coming!
Aug 23, 2014
Joy of TOW-Wanda #33
Aug 5, 2014
A Simple Life
Aug 4, 2014
Mister Bee Potato Chips
Aug 1, 2014
A Crooked Path
May 1, 2014
Get in Tune
Apr 27, 2014
Inner Peace
Apr 10, 2014
Quiet
Apr 9, 2014
Meanwhile, back on the farm...
Apr 8, 2014
Seeking Inner Peace
Mar 26, 2014
"I Was So Much Older Then..."
Mar 2, 2014
Nap Time!
Feb 24, 2014
Authenticity
Feb 18, 2014
Cabin Fever
Feb 15, 2014
Ohio River - Point Park, Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Oct 14, 2013